Explore Osa, Marino Ballena and Drake Bay with seasonal humpback whale watching, year-round dolphin opportunities and customizable 1- to 4-day South Pacific itineraries.
Explore the calm waterways of the Damas Island mangroves by boat or kayak, with opportunities to spot monkeys, sloths, birds, iguanas and other wildlife.
Damas Island · Boat or kayak options · Local naturalist experience
Follow Costa Rican coffee from seedbed to roasting room on a working estate in the fertile Poás region, with tastings and beautiful plantation scenery.
Discover Costa Rica’s gourmet coffee journey from cultivation and harvesting to roasting, guided coffee tasting and preparation in an entertaining guided experience.
Visit Starbucks’ working Costa Rican coffee farm and global research hub to explore cultivation, sustainability, farmer support and the future of coffee.
Alajuela · Working coffee farm · Research & sustainability
Discover hundreds of rescued wild animals in a conservation-focused sanctuary and learn how rehabilitation and release protect Costa Rica’s biodiversity.
Alajuela · Wildlife sanctuary · Guided or general visit
Explore one of Costa Rica’s leading botanical research centers, renowned for its extraordinary orchid collections, tropical plants and Japanese Garden.
Cartago · University of Costa Rica · Orchids & tropical flora
Discover one of Costa Rica’s sweetest rural traditions: sugar cane, the trapiche, fresh cane juice and the transformation of the juice into traditional tapa de dulce.
Traditional sugar-cane milling · Tapa de dulce process and tastings · Rural Costa Rican heritage
Step into everyday rural Costa Rica through a customizable farm experience built around local food, agriculture, family traditions and hands-on activities.
Farm and agricultural traditions · Typical food and hands-on activities · Local family and countryside experience
Follow cacao from the tropical tree to the finished chocolate while learning about cultivation, fermentation, drying, roasting and traditional preparation.
Cacao plantation experience · Bean-to-chocolate process · Tastings and cultural interpretation
Explore the Río Frío and Caño Negro wetlands by boat in search of abundant birdlife, caimans, iguanas, monkeys and other wildlife. Best combined with a Northern Plains itinerary.
Private wildlife boat experience · Exceptional wetland birdlife · Best paired with La Fortuna or Northern Plains stays
Build an adventure day around Guanacaste’s volcanic landscape with combinations such as river tubing, horseback riding, canopy activities, waterfalls, mud baths and thermal waters.
Adventure combinations in Guanacaste · Volcanic landscapes and thermal experiences · Ideal from Liberia and Guanacaste beach areas
Experience cacao through the knowledge and traditions of a Bribri community in Talamanca, with cultural interpretation and community-led activities arranged in advance.
Bribri culture and community knowledge · Traditional cacao preparation · Designed as part of a Caribbean/Talamanca itinerary
Visit Costa Rica’s South Pacific to learn directly about Boruca cultural identity, mask carving, traditional crafts, community history and living traditions.
Mask carving and traditional crafts · Community history and living culture · Best incorporated into a South Pacific itinerary
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